Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-26

BOSTON, Decem Der 25th.-Secretary Fair
child spoiled the Christmas dinner of a
host Of Custom-house officials bv ordering
wholesale curtailmeut of expenses by the
o.scharging of thirty eight persons. at a
savinf; of $50, go, and general reduction
OF the thder Collectors office, amounting
to 5000 per annum, making total of over
943O0O. This piece OF news created
genuine CONSERVATION, as all the Custom
house people consider it a sign of the de-
termination of the administration to weed
the Republicans out of the Custom-house.
The Big Raft Wrecked.
New LONDON Comm December 25th-
The United States steamer Enterprise ar
rived here this afternoon after success
ful search for the big lumber raft aban-
doned by the Miranda off Nantucket
shoals. When the Enterprise was 135 miles
southeast by south from the Shoals she fell
in with an immense number Of logs from
the raft, proving beyond doubt that the
raft had broken up. The logs were not in
the line OF the ocean steamships.
n Father and Son Killed.
ST. LOUIS, December 25th.-A special
from Wichita, K2s.. says: A ranchman in
to-day from No Mans Land reports the
fatalsshooting Of Jimmy Owens and his
son Oliver, ten days ago in the southern
part of the Strip. Owens and his son went
to store to do some trading, and while
there got into an alteration with lot Of
drunken cowboys. Ovens was killed and
his son badly hurt No hopes were enter
tanned OF his recovery.
Christmas in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, December 25th.-AI the
churches were well attended to-day. The
Pope's jubilee was celebrated at the Cathe-
4 al rN,1( I. L
at high mass. The services in the Catholic
churches were imposing, and in the German
churches, as in some of the Others, there
were representations of the nativity.
4 Wanderers Return.
CHICAGO, December 25:h.-Leonidas Ham
line, the wealthy and missing man. re-
turned to his home to day after a mysterious
absence of over four weeks He was ac-
companied by his brother, who is said 10
have brought him from New Orleans. No
explanation of his disappearance is given,
further than that Hamline may have been
partly insane.
The Presidents Christmas.
WAsHINeToN, December 25th.-The Pres
ident spent his Christmas Sunday very
quietly at the White House. In the morn
ing he and Mrs Cleveland attended divine
service at Rev. Dr. Sutherlaud's church
There were no guests at dinner. The
churches all held special services, and they
were well attended
Kentuoky's Tobacco Harvest.
LOUISVILLE (Ky), December 25th.-The
tobacco season OF 1887 closed here yester-
day The total sales of Louisville for the
year amounted to 135 l01 hogsheads, the
greatest number sold any where in one
year. The sales of Louisville for 1885,
Jubilee year" were 1876 667.
sIrs. stanford's Benevolenee.
New YORK, December 25th-Senator ard
Mrs. Leland Stanford will on Wednesday
next open the Lathrop Memorial Home for
Young Children at Albany, n Y. This in
stitution was built by Mrs. Stanford in
memory of her mother, the late Mrs. La
throp, of Albany.
Death Of an Old Official.
WAsHINGToS, December 25,h.-John NJ.
Barclay, for many years Journal Clerk of
the House of Representatives, died last
night, aged Y. He was appointed Journal
Clerk of the House through the influence
of President Lincoln.